Mark Frith
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Mark Frith is employed as a British
journalist
and editor of London listings magazine Time Out from 24 July 2009 until 8 July 2011, when he was succeeded as editor by Tim Arthur. He is a former editor of celebrity gossip magazine Heat
.
His career was launched by pop music based magazine, Smash Hits
. He has subsequently forged a spin-off career as a broadcaster and media 'talking head' on the subjects of celebrity and pop music. On 28 February 2008, Frith resigned from Heat
, having landed a book deal with Ebury Press. He left the magazine in May 2008.
Mark Frith was born in Sheffield in 1970.He attended Gleadless Valley Secondary school before going on to study at the University of East London
, where he edited the college magazine Overdraft, Frith joined the editorial team at Smash Hits and became editor at the age of 23. He then joined Sky Magazine as editor for two years before joining Heat magazine in 1999. He was put in charge in early 2000 and transformed the title from a 60,000-a-week selling magazine to sales of over half a million an issue.
Over the past eight years Frith has won every major magazine publishing award in Britain including PPA
Editor Of The Year (twice) and, in 2005, the Mark Boxer Award for Outstanding Achievement To British Magazines at the BSME Awards. Frith presented the BBC’s Liquid News
for a year, then in 2008 made his debut in Who’s Who and now regularly features on radio as part of Radio 4's Front Row show and on the The Apprentice: You're Fired!
on BBC2.
His book The Celeb Diaries is being adapted by Danny Brocklehurst and Big Talk (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead) for a TV series based around a celebrity magazine office.
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and editor of London listings magazine Time Out from 24 July 2009 until 8 July 2011, when he was succeeded as editor by Tim Arthur. He is a former editor of celebrity gossip magazine Heat
Heat (magazine)
Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by German company Bauer Media Group. it is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK, with a regular circulation over half a million. Its mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion is primarily aimed at women, although not as directly as in...
.
His career was launched by pop music based magazine, Smash Hits
Smash Hits
Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
. He has subsequently forged a spin-off career as a broadcaster and media 'talking head' on the subjects of celebrity and pop music. On 28 February 2008, Frith resigned from Heat
Heat
In physics and thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one body, region, or thermodynamic system to another due to thermal contact or thermal radiation when the systems are at different temperatures. It is often described as one of the fundamental processes of energy transfer between...
, having landed a book deal with Ebury Press. He left the magazine in May 2008.
Mark Frith was born in Sheffield in 1970.He attended Gleadless Valley Secondary school before going on to study at the University of East London
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
, where he edited the college magazine Overdraft, Frith joined the editorial team at Smash Hits and became editor at the age of 23. He then joined Sky Magazine as editor for two years before joining Heat magazine in 1999. He was put in charge in early 2000 and transformed the title from a 60,000-a-week selling magazine to sales of over half a million an issue.
Over the past eight years Frith has won every major magazine publishing award in Britain including PPA
Periodical Publishers Association
The Professional Publishers Association - formerly known as the Periodical Publishers Association - is a publishing industry body which promotes and protects the interests of companies involved in the production of consumer, customer and business media in the United Kingdom.The PPA's work is...
Editor Of The Year (twice) and, in 2005, the Mark Boxer Award for Outstanding Achievement To British Magazines at the BSME Awards. Frith presented the BBC’s Liquid News
Liquid News
Liquid News was the daily round up of entertainment news for BBC Three running from 30th May 2000 to 1st April 2004. It was originally a vehicle for presenter Christopher Price...
for a year, then in 2008 made his debut in Who’s Who and now regularly features on radio as part of Radio 4's Front Row show and on the The Apprentice: You're Fired!
The Apprentice: You're Fired!
The Apprentice: You're Fired!, sometimes named You're Fired!, The Apprentice: You're Hired! or You're Hired!, is a British television show made by the BBC and filmed at Riverside Studios as a spin-off from the reality TV hit The Apprentice...
on BBC2.
His book The Celeb Diaries is being adapted by Danny Brocklehurst and Big Talk (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead) for a TV series based around a celebrity magazine office.